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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SWS is killing it. [/quote]

No, Ross is K.I.L.L.I.N.G it!!!

And I’m not a Ross parent.  I just believe that credit should be given where it’s due.[/quote]

The school's performance on ELA is especially remarkable to me given how many English language learners there are at the school.  A very significant percentage of the student population seems to come from World Bank and foreign service families.  The number of foreign languages that kids speak with the parents at pick up time is striking, as is the number of kids who have started at the school speaking no English at all. I think because Ross is so small, there is a sense among the principal and teaching staff that the success of every single child matters.  I see at lot of individualized intervention there, and not just for kids that need to be brought up to grade level.   [/quote]

There are English language learners and the ones at Ross are from UMC families with PhDs.  These kids regardless of ethnicity will learn anywhere.  We're not talking about English language learners who are the children of illiterate illegals here.[/quote]

Prior poster here.  I completely agree with the fact that the Ross ELL population comes from highly educated families, in contrast to the ELL population in certain other parts of the city.  I don't know that Ross ELL students are UMC by DC standards--many of these families are public service or professor or non-profit types--but it is absolutely true that the typical ELL student at Ross is not the child of a poor or illiterate immigrant family who is struggling to get by.  It's a relatively sophisticated, international crowd.  To my mind, that does not diminish Ross' skill in taking students where they are and effectively differentiating instruction in the classroom, especially given that many of these students only attend Ross for a couple of years before the family is moved home or to another country. [/quote]

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